AccessSTEM

Are there e-mentoring programs to support students with disabilities interested in careers in design fields?

The Institute for Human Centered Design has an e-mentoring program for students or entry-level professionals with disabilities interested in design fields such as architecture, computer aided design, industrial design, graphic and information design, interior design, and landscape architecture and design.

A Working Conference Focused on Supporting Students with Disabilities in STEM: A Promising Practice for Changing Attitudes and Beliefs

A working conference provides a forum for stakeholders to combine their knowledge, experience, and perspectives to work collaboratively on an issue. It is structured to stimulate dialogue between participants. For example, small group discussions around a set of related questions may follow presentations and panels in a working conference.

UAA STEM Transition Event: A Promising Practice in Preparing Youth for College

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) invited a group of thirty high school seniors with disabilities, along with their teachers and parents, to a transition event. The UAA Transition to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) event exposes students, teachers, and parents to STEM programs on campus and facilitates the transition from high school to college.

Evergreen Elementary: A Promising Practice in Empowering Students through Assistive Technology

Mary Driscoll teaches in the special education and learning assistance program (LAP) at Evergreen Elementary School in Spokane, WA. Following a presentation on assistive technology by DO-IT staff, Ms. Driscoll applied for and received an AccessSTEM minigrant to purchase technology for her school.

OSTA: A Promising Practice of a Professional Organization Promoting Accessible Science

Professional organizations such as the Oregon Science Teachers Association (OSTA) serve an important function in helping their members stay current on relevant issues in their fields. OSTA made a statement about the importance of including students with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by partnering with AccessSTEM to provide their members with training and resources for fully including these students in their courses.

What if a student with a disability disrupts my college class?

All students, including those with disabilities, should be expected to comply with established campus behavioral standards. Consider discussing the problem with the student in private and informing them of behavioral expectations in the classroom.

Contact the campus student services unit that handles behavioral issues and/or the disability services coordinator for guidance.

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